Nowadays, in Paris… Alice and Hugo are both artists, she is an actress, he a musician. Both in their forties.
The story of a love…
After a year of separation, Alice rings Hugo's doorbell in the middle of the night. Both engaged in another relationship, the former lovers are embarrassed and seek to hide their trouble. They still love each other knowing full well that their story is impossible. What's left of a love? You will have taught me how to operate the coffee maker! I don't love you anymore. I don't think of you anymore, except when I prepare coffee, Alice says not without derision to Hugo. Exactly one year after that night, it was Hugo who rang Alice's house. He seeks to understand why she has not responded to any of his messages and given no sign of life.
A play carried by its actors and its subtle text
The duo of actors works admirably. The actors are remarkable. An interpretation full of accuracy and humor, between laughter and emotion. Carlotta Clerici's text, between subtle spirit and deep reflection on love, is perfectly chiseled, with lively, spicy, sometimes sour lines. It keeps us in suspense, until the final twist. Love is indeed the most powerful drug! Love – the true one – does not die. He's eternal. It is the relationships that end. This piece is a vibrant tribute to the passion of love, in all its complexity, misunderstandings and contradictions. Its power. And even more, his Eternal Mystery! But beyond that, what remains of a love? If it was a book, finally; A theatrical show! In what perspective? One can think of these words of Musset. Writing about the women you loved: a way to immortalize them or kill them from your heart? Maybe both? At the choice of the author, and the reader or the spectator! After the great success of The Idiot and The Portrait of Dorian Gray, What Remains of a Love: A Show to See, Absolutely; by the Great Lovers, Intense and all the others…Note also the excellent Misanthrope, interpreted by the same company.
Practical information:
Théâtre des Lucioles 10, rue du rempart Saint-Lazare 84000 Avignon From 7 to 30 July at 7 pm Break on July 13,20,27 Text (Les Cygnes editions) and direction: Carlotta Clerici Cast: Thomas le Douarec, Caroline Devismes Music: Aldo Gilbert Lights: Stéphane Balny Photographer: Attilio Marasco Set: J. Lebertre, D.Lioness Press Officer: Dominique Lhotte
